In Pure Spirit

Image by exfordy via Flickr Yin and yang are different forms of chi. Yang is a faster moving chi than yin, it is more compressed and hotter. The literal interpretation of yin and yang is that of the shady side of the mountain (yin) and the sunny side of the mountain (yang). People tend to [...]

There are two stages in using crystals to encourage a good New Year. The first stage is to appropriately ring out the old year and the second stage, of course, is to ring in the new.

Paracelsus was the name that the German alchemist and physician Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim went by. Born in Einsieden (Switzerland) in 1493, Paracelsus went on to attend a number of Italian universities and practise medicine and surgery. Paracelsus controversially disclaimed the traditional medicines and beliefs and promoted the new concept of ‘disease’ and the use [...]

Image via Wikipedia Archaeologists in Macedonia have uncovered the earliest known samples of the old Macedonian language. The clay artifact is so rare that the Macedonian government are keeping the location secret in order to deter potential treasure hunters and artifact poachers. Macedonia, once a Yugoslavian state, is bordered by Serbia to the north and [...]

Image by nate steiner via Flickr In Pure Spirit’s blog has  been live for little over a month and a half. The first ever post was a Celtic creation myth which went live on the 11th of November. Today we closed the old Mythology category. Why? It was becoming unnecessary as almost every post filed [...]

After Ben Nevis the mountain Ben Macdhui is the second tallest mountain in Scotland. It is part of the Cairngorms and popular with walkers and climbers. Fear Liath Mhor Since the 1920s there have been reports of a creature on Ben Macdhui. It is known as The Grey Man or Fear Liath Mhor in Gaelic. [...]

Image by jimg944 via Flickr The Archaeological Institute of America has published their top 10 list of the most important archaeological discoveries of 2008 via the Archaeology Magazine. Here’s the list; Sacred Maya Blue – Chichén Itzá, Mexico Wari Masked Mummy – Lima, Peru Kuttamuwa’s Soul – Zincirli, Turkey American Genes – North America Oldest [...]

There’s a reason why visitors bring fruit to hospital wards when they visit sick friends – fruit is very good for you. Fresh fruit doesn’t stay fresh for long and if someone’s ill then they can’t always visit the local shops.

It is currently legal for licensed individuals in Scotland to shoot the common seal. This is unusual for the United Kingdom, which has strict gun laws and where fox hunting was banned despite hundreds of years of tradition.

Scotland has had a large population of common seals. Shooting licenses are granted to cull the seals and help prevent damage to fish farm cages.

Recent research by the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University suggests that the seal population has dropped by 56% in the last 7 years. This figure is much larger than expected.

Osteopathy is a healing technique which studies the function and structure of the whole body. Osteopaths seek to ensure the body is in a state of harmony and balance. Cranial osteopaths is a sub-type of osteopathy which specialises in detecting and correcting the cranial rhythm – movement in the bones of the skull. Cranial osteopathy [...]